Friday, September 23, 2011

The Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation's leadership announced the ceremonial dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will be held on Sunday, October 16. The Dedication program will begin at 9 a.m. in West Potomac Park. President Barack Obama, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, members of the King Family, and civil rights leaders are expected to participate. Access to the dedication will begin at 8:30 AM. on Sunday, October 16, 2011. The Dedication ceremony is open to the public. No tickets are required.Previously held Dedication tickets from August 28th are no longer required. We encourage attendees to bring folding chairs and blankets for comfort.

For the Dedication Ceremony designated areas for persons requiring the use of wheelchairs are available. Attendees utilizing the designated ADA areas can be accompanied by one additional guest. Please note that wheelchairs will not be available at the event. They encourage attendees to bring chairs and other mobility devices.

Program Description: The Handyman Certificate/Certification Program is a twelve week, nine module course. The Program is devised to develop certified basic tradesperson skill sets that will better equip individuals for the workforce. Students will successfully complete the course by either receiving a certificate and/or receiving a certification ID card. Each module will be taught by an experienced tradesperson.

Metro General Manager and CEO Richard Sarles today announced the launch of a feature customers have requested for years: the ability to add value to a SmarTrip card from the convenience of their computer.

“Customers can now go online rather than getting in line,” said Sarles. “This is the latest—but certainly not the last—example of how we are going to use technology to improve our customers’ travel experience.”

The SmarTrip Online Reload feature makes it more convenient for riders to manage their SmarTrip card balances and avoid lines at fare machines. Metro officially launched the feature today following a successful pilot program that included 150,000 customers.

Any customer with a registered SmarTrip card can load value simply by logging onto their SmarTrip account on Metro’s website, smartrip.wmata.com, and clicking on the “add value” link. The system accepts all major credit cards.

Because SmarTrip fare value is stored on the card, rather than in a central computer, customers must complete their transaction by touching their card to a target, such as a Metrorail faregate, vending machine or bus farebox. Customers should allow up to one business day for value to be transferred to their card when touching a rail faregate or vending machine and up to three business days at a bus farebox.

To use the online reload feature, customers must have a registered SmarTrip card and online account. The feature currently works only on SmarTripcards; the ability to add value to MTA CharmCard® will be added at a later date.

A future upgrade will allow customers to load value on their card automatically whenever their balance drops below a specified amount.

Customers with questions about the new online reload feature can contact the SmarTrip Regional Customer Service Center at 1-888-762-7874.

BACKGROUND: The Joint Utility Discount Day (JUDD), co-sponsored by the District Department of the Environment (DDOE), DC Water, Verizon, PEPCO, Washington Gas, Nationsline, and Office of People’s Counsel,has historically been one of the largest energy assistance events in the District. The event attracts thousands of qualified District residents seeking discounts on their utility bills.

NOTE: This year, JUDD will only accept applications for the utility discount program. Applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will not be accepted at this event. Residents interested in applying for LIHEAP benefits should call 311 to schedule an appointment.

JOIN ANC 5C For A Community Conversation with
Honorable Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Congresswoman Norton discusses the debt ceiling bill, federal cuts and effects on the DC economy and jobs. What next for DC TAG. Protecting the DC budget from harmful riders. Prospects for budget autonomy and equal congressional rights for DC.

The following additional items will also be discussed (up to 10 Minutes each)

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

This to advise that the ANC 5C Special Meeting scheduled for tonight has been cancelled.
It seems that all items originally slated for discussion has been resolved and there is no
longer an urgent need for the Commission to meet.

Our next regular scheduled meeting will be Tuesday, September 20, 2011. The
Honorable Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton will be our guest speaker.
Please mark your calendars and join ANC 5C in a “Community Conversation” with
Congresswoman Norton. The meeting will be held at Franklin P. Nash United Methodist
Church located at 2001 Lincoln Road NE.

Residents Are Advised to Call 311 to Report Downed Trees and Branches and to Contact PEPCO Directly to Report Downed Wires

(Washington, D.C.) The District Department of Transportation’s Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) is continuing to remove downed street trees and branches from right-of-ways and houses as Pepco resolves downed wire situations. Over the next few days, UFA will focus on removing tilted stumps and generating work orders for sidewalk repairs where fallen trees have caused significant damage.

If anyone is aware of remaining tree hazards blocking roads, sidewalks, or alleys, as well as public trees against buildings, please call 311 or submit a service request at http://311.dc.gov. If there are wires involved, please call Pepco’s emergency line at 202-872-3432.

UFA also asks that residents withhold requests for routine tree inspections until Tuesday, September 6 to allow staff to focus on completing the storm related clean-up.